Finally, the Taj Mahal retained its place in history as one of the seven great wonders of the world. A lot of hype was created in India on 'save the Taj Mahal from being delisted' issue. The Taj Mahal, as everyone around the world knows, is a monument of love. It is a symbol of true love. Undoubtedly, it deserves to be there in the seven great wonders of the world. Undoubtedly, it remains to be cherished not as history, but as a living example, of being the only true symbol of love.

The reasons are manifold, for the memory of the Taj Mahal to be kept alive and remembered and not put in history. For one, in the present way of living, love has lost its true meaning. How many of us today would really understand what true love is? Love, in real sense, has lost its charm. Today, love is synonomous with attraction to the opposite sex, generally, and in other cases, love holds various meanings. Not that in the earlier generations, physical attraction was absent, but neither was true love.

I sincerely believe however, that today too, there are people who would still love to be in love. Inspite of the changing lifestyles, shrinking spaces and corrupt influence of the internet, television and the desire to copy what used to be the lifestyle of the West, only if we, the youth of today, take out time and give and share love to our beloved, love will stand the onslaught of the demon who seeks to dilute love and promote lust.

The Taj Mahal was made once and will never be remade. But, let us convert the enthusiasm everyone showed by sms-ing and online voting to enable the monument to retain its place in the list by at least trying to really be in love.

Why do I Blog...My Blogging Introduction

Diwan, an Urdu word, means a Diary. This word is synonomous with great thinkers, writers and poets. I do not consider myself in any of these categories. Yet, it is a fact, that those who landed up in these categories never thought themselves to be great. It was the readers who put them in their rightful place.


Writers have been contemporary, fictional, realistic or even rebellious. Those whose thoughts have been accepted are considered great writers. Rebellious writings have either been rejected and the writers put into oblivion or they have been retained in history and put up as examples to deter those who dare to think out of the box.


I therefore write what comes to my mind and put it on my blog. It is for the readers to tell me where I stand